CodeWeavers' CrossOver 25 update adds support for many more games on Mac, including support for games acquired from GOG Galaxy and the Epic Games Store.
As a tool for enabling Windows games to run on Mac, CrossOver has been an invaluable item for opening up Mac gaming. With the release of CrossOver 25, that support is being expanded thanks to a bunch of new features.
Explained in a company blog post, the changes includes Wine 10.0, which has over 5,000 changes affecting many applications that are compatible with it. The update also includes Wine Mono 9.4.0, vkd3d 1.14, MoltenVK 1.2.10, and D3DMetal 2.1.
The D3DMetal 2.1 element alone introduces improved performance for the major Rockstar gaming title Red Dead Redemption 2, as well as support for The Last of Us: Part 1. It also enhances performance for other DirectX 11 games.
The addition of DXMT, a Metal-based implementation of D3D11 on macOS gives another option for running DirectX 11 titles. CodeWeavers claims that, in testing, DXMT showed good performance improvements for people using lower-specification Macs.
Platforms and tinkering
The release is going to be useful for gamers who use the Steam storefront. The latest edition now starts up Steam "significantly faster" so players can get into games quicker.
CrossOver 25 change Log :
25.1.1 CrossOver - September 15, 2025
• Bug fixes for macOS:
• Fix for Intel Tahoe.
25.1.0 CrossOver - August 12, 2025
• Bug fixes for macOS:
• Fix for Ubisoft issue.
• Fix for EA app issue.
• Fix for Wired Xbox One controllers.
• Fix for 8bit Pro controllers.
• Fix for other controller issues.
• Fix for Steam downloads with msync enabled.
• Fix for general steam connection issues.
• Bug fixes for Linux:
• Fix for Office 365 Outlook login.
• Fix for Office 2016 crashing.
25.0.1 CrossOver - April 23, 2025
• Bug fixes for all platforms:
• Fix for Guild Wars 2 crash.
• Bug fixes for macOS:
• Fix for latest EA App update.
• Fix for doubled input.
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